Although the weather is cold, Tienwang Mountain is full of joy.
Beijing is lively and lively, but compared to the freedom of Tiewan Mountain, it is still far behind.
Especially for women who are "imprisoned" in the back house, whether they are enjoying the scenery, riding horses, or playing ball with friends, breathing freely in the wilderness seems to be sweeter.
Daiyu had become much stronger in the past two years, and she was wrapped up tightly by Mrs.
After lunch, she brought the poetry competition to a climax with two poems. Yingchun won eight chess games in a row and advanced to the finals. The two of them were on track to win the top three.
As for the polo match, they did not participate, but they came to the stadium to cheer and cheer for Tu Siqi who was swinging on horseback.
"The girl in your family is eye-catching. She is quiet, dignified, and beautiful. She is not only talented and knowledgeable. Unlike my daughter, who is either dancing with guns or playing stick, she doesn't look like a lady."
Mrs. Xing sat on the right side of Liu Shule, the eldest princess of Deqing, and felt honored to hear Her Royal Highness the princess praising her daughter.
She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the princess is so heroic. My brother Cong once said that his sisters should exercise more and learn boxing and kicking skills. Not to mention going into battle to kill enemies, they can also keep fit. Concubine Think about what that sentence means... By the way, Brother Cong said that life lies in sports. In the past two years, he has been playing Wuqinxi with the girls at home. "
"This makes sense. Qier has rarely gotten sick since she was born. She didn't even have a headache or fever even when she was running around in the middle of winter."
The smile on Liu Shule's face was even bigger. Tu Siqi was already old enough to meet her, but because of her different personality from that of ordinary ladies from aristocratic families, she has not been able to find a suitable candidate.
The noble ladies in the capital often spoke ill of her behind her back. The girl from the Tu family didn't look like a lady, but looked like a wild child...
Mrs.
She looked at Tu Siqi who was like the wind on the polo field, and said with envy: "The princess has a lively personality, which woman in the capital wouldn't envy her."
when!
As the gong sounded, Tu Siqi rode her horse around the field, waving excitedly to her mother and best friends in the stands. This was already her third goal after the start.
The moods of Daiyu and Yingchun in the stands were also aroused by Tu Siqi's heroic figure, and they cheered along with the crowd.
A polo match was played vigorously. Tu Siqi wiped the sweat from his forehead and ran to the stands to claim credit for his mother.
"Mom, I win!"
"Okay, okay, hurry back to the tent to wash up and change into clean clothes. Don't catch a cold. When you get back to Beijing, I will take you to the Imperial Concubine Xian's provincial garden."
Tu Siqi's eyes turned into crescent moons as she smiled, she nodded and pulled Daiyu back to the temporary tent.
After Liu Shule settled her daughter, she said apologetically to Mrs. It’s not easy to take her there and disturb her...”..
"What's the point of disturbing you? Your Highness can come and the Rongguo Mansion will be in full bloom."
Mrs.
As soon as Liu Shule said this, she thought of the happy event in Rongguo Mansion. She raised her forehead and said, "I almost forgot to congratulate Madam. Marquis Rongguo was granted a banquet. How could I not personally come to congratulate you? It just so happened that my consort met you a few days ago. My brother, I want to discuss something with Ning Gong."
Huben succeeded in the first battle, and the power of Daxia's army rose sharply.
The heads of the vassal states and their envoys all trembled, showing humility and respect when they met with the emperor.
Only the Japanese envoys shamelessly submitted a petition to send foreign students to study in the Imperial College. They also said that Japan was often harassed by Westerners and pirates, and asked the heaven for magic weapons and firearms to help Japan fight against the enemy invaders.
They also said that if China agrees, they are willing to return Ryukyu to China...
It was night when the lights in the imperial tent were brightly lit. The Supreme Emperor smashed the Japanese memorial to the ground and cursed: "It's so shameless. If it weren't for the poor navy,
, I will definitely send troops to the Japanese country to let these Japanese slaves know what the majesty of the heaven is. "
"Father, I have sent the Ministry of Rites to give orders to the Japanese envoys and urge the Japanese to return Ryukyu to the Shang family."
The emperor's treatment could not calm the old man down at all, but made him even angrier.
"What's the use of this? In the final analysis, it's still a question of whether the fist is strong or not. Since Shang has come to you, let the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War draw up a plan to send troops to Ryukyu."
"But my father, most of the navy has been transferred to South Vietnam, and the remaining ones have to guard against intrusion by pirates. The Japanese slave country is weak, but it has a very strong navy..."
The emperor hesitated. Is it true that the Daxia navy was worse than the Japanese slaves? At least 50-50 is no problem.
However, Daxia had a vast territory, and its sea territory stretched for thousands of miles. It had to both frighten the foreign countries and guard against pirates, and from time to time it had to assist the land division in suppressing rebellions and suppressing bandits. For a while, it was really impossible to mobilize enough power to fight against the Japanese slaves.
The Japanese country really took a fancy to Daxia's weakness and took the opportunity to secretly control Ryukyu. A few years later, they had stationed 30,000 troops in Ryukyu, which was enough to deal with Daxia's Fujian Navy.
The Supreme Emperor gradually calmed down. No matter how angry and unwilling he was, he could not give up the war against South Vietnam.
Jia Cong suddenly slapped his head: "Sage, Your Majesty, we still have a strong army on the sea!"
Um?
The Second Saint and the Fourth Prince Liu Hong looked at Jia Cong with glowing eyes in confusion, and saw Jia Cong said excitedly: "That King of the Three Seas, Wang Chenghai, still holds the title of commander of the Zhenhai Guards, and holds the title of official of the imperial court. Naturally, I have to do something for the imperial court. Your Majesty might as well issue a secret edict and ask Wang Chenghai to send his troops northward to make a surprise attack on Ryukyu."
Before, Wang Si...Wang Zanghai quietly entered Beijing as a special envoy, contacted the court, and surrendered on Wang Chenghai's behalf.
The emperor issued an edict to appoint Wang Chenghai as the commander of Daxia Zhenhai Guard, and placed the family members of Wang Chenghai, Wang Zanghai and other high-ranking officials in Suzhou Mansion. During these days, the Daxia Sea Territory has become much more peaceful.
Wang Chenghai had a lot of troops in his hands. After excluding some people who were unwilling to be recruited by the court, the total number of troops reported to the palace was still 42,000.
There were many old and weak among them, but the emperor still held his nose and recognized them.
In order to keep it secret, the emperor took out a lot of money from the inner treasury and sent it to the sea. Wang Chenghai returned the favor and sent his eldest son Wang Shengwen to the capital, where he is now serving as an errand in front of the emperor.
The old man slapped the table and snorted coldly: "It's settled, Fourth Brother, you write the secret edict in person and send it to Wang Chenghai immediately. Tell him to conquer Ryukyu and grant him the title of military attache. I will conquer Japan. Granted a title and land. Didn't Xishan build a lot of new artillery? You don't have to trust the people you use, so you have twenty of them sent to me and Wang Chenghai can flatten the Japanese country for me!"
The winter hunting in Tiewang Mountain was going on in an orderly manner. The Ministry of Rites's warning to the Japanese envoys spread quickly. Most of the courtiers in Daxia laughed at it, while the other vassals were gloating about the misfortune or waiting for the development of the matter.
The appearance of the flintlock gun made these people very greedy. Unfortunately, the people in the Ministry of Rites had already received the emperor's instructions, saying that the flintlock gun was only equipped in Huben, Yulin, and Donggong Liuzhou.
If the feudal lords want firearms, there are quite a few firecrackers in the Ministry of War, and they want two hundred and fifty taels of silver per shot...
Um? Robbery!
How far can an old-fashioned firecracker go? The reloading speed is slow and the chamber can explode at every turn. Only a fool would spend so much money on it!
Ah, it smells so good!
Although the old-fashioned fire blunderbuss has fallen behind, it is still extremely advanced in the eyes of the vassals. In particular, Gaochang, which faced the Oara and Timur Khanate, and Goryeo, which was often invaded by the Japanese, gritted their teeth and ordered thousands of them.
After the Japanese envoy heard the news, he immediately protested to the officials of the Ministry of Rites. It is said that Goryeo often invaded Japan by taking advantage of the power of the Celestial Dynasty. Now that it has obtained the weapons of the Celestial Dynasty, wouldn’t it be even more powerful?
At the same time, Tian shamelessly once again proposed to purchase Chinese flintlock guns, and asked China to agree to send overseas students to study in Beijing.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites dismissed the protests and requests of the Japanese envoys, and only said that they could sell fire guns to the Japanese country at a more favorable price, just two hundred and forty-nine taels of silver each!
Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing the news. He couldn't be happier.
The branch asked about the follow-up to this matter.
Liu Hong said cheerfully: "Teng Xiqing, the host of the Ministry of Rites and the Qing Li Division, arranged the Japanese mission and the Koryo mission in the same camp. He first went to the Koryo mission to negotiate the order for the firecrackers. Then he went to the Japanese Mission. After the Japanese gritted their teeth and bought three thousand fire guns, he returned to the Koryo Mission and told the story in detail. So the leader of the Koryo Kingdom bought another two thousand guns and overcame the enemy. When the Japanese heard that Goryeo had surpassed them, they invited Teng Xiqing to the tent again..."
This operation is so shameless... uh, so powerful! My lord doctor!
Liu Hong handed a document to Jia Cong, and when he saw it, Jia Cong fell into admiration on the spot.
Gaochang only ordered 2,000 fire muskets, while Goryeo actually ordered 5,000 fire muskets. Not to be outdone, Japan had already increased its order to 6,500 fire muskets.
According to the set price, Goryeo would have spent 1.25 million taels of silver just to order the fire guns, and Japan would have spent 1.6 million taels of silver.
The cost of a fire gun will never exceed twenty taels. In these two days of negotiations alone, Daxia made a net profit of three million taels of silver.
Sure enough, the most profitable business in the world is arms!
but……
Jia Cong asked doubtfully: "Fourth brother, are there so many firecrackers in the military library?"
"Of course not."
Liu Hong said dumbfounded: "According to the rules, they have to pay half of the deposit first, and then they will send someone to the capital to pick up the goods. It will take several months or even a year to go back and forth. In addition, with these The money is enough for the Ministry of Industry to build flintlock guns. When the inventory is insufficient, the outdated fire blunderbuss from Shenwu, Zuowu, and Youwu will be sent directly to the Japanese country."
hiss!
"Who came up with this idea? How damaging!"
"Your father, Marquis Rongguo!"
Jia Cong coughed twice and said with a grin: "My dad is so smart. He can come up with such a brilliant idea. I'm really impressed!"
Fireguns were indeed out of date, and the prices offered by Daxia were ridiculously high.
But whether it was Goryeo or Japan, they had no technology at all to make firearms. Western countries have been equipped with relatively advanced artillery and matchlock guns, but like Daxia, the export of firearms, a deadly weapon, is prohibited.
They have no other channels except buying from China at high prices.
Jia Cong doesn't have to worry about imitation by these three small countries. The research and development of firearms is not just about rolling an iron pipe and stuffing it with gunpowder.
Making iron and steel, preparing gunpowder, everything is a top-notch technology. Daxia himself doesn't understand it very well, and he is still improving it while making and using it.
After three consecutive days of busy work, the old man finally gave Jia Cong a day off.
The winter hunting has entered the final stage. The top six were determined by the competition between the fifteen battalions. Habayashi Lang is temporarily ranked first, Huben is second, the three imperial guards are temporarily third, Xuanfu Guard is fourth, and Yansui Guard is ranked third. Fifth, Donggong Liu led two games in a row, temporarily ranking sixth.
Habayashiro is worthy of being the best cavalryman in Daxia, and his performance is obviously much better than Zhuwei's. Huben did not use firearms, and his ranking in second place was due to strict military discipline and strong defensive capabilities.
The other Wei brothers formed a tiger-like formation like a solid tortoise shell, which could not be broken by any attack. This is not a derogatory meaning, but they really have no way to defeat the Tiger Guards' defense.
Only the Yulin Cavalry relied on its powerful defense penetration ability to make several fierce attacks, and the rest could not get close to the Huben Guards' defense line.
The six troops in the East Palace are considered to be most of the Tiger Guards, and their training methods are exactly the same.
But after all, without Huben's bravery, facing powerful troops such as Habayashiro, he would inevitably be in a hurry and have his flaws caught.
On the morning of the fourth day of winter hunting, Donggong Liusui finally lost to Xuanfu Wei and stopped in the top six. Although they lost, both Liu Hong and the Second Saint were still very satisfied with the newly formed army, and gave them meat and money, which made the camp led by Donggong Sixu burst into joy.
In this competition, Xue Pan, as a member of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, performed extremely well.
In particular, this guy was born with a strong muscle and was born with supernatural power. He held a heavyweight long spear and danced with great force, and he suddenly broke into the Xuan Mansion.
Under the banner of the Chinese Army of Wei, Liu Changqing, the commander of the Xuanfu Guard, almost hit the horse.
Not only was Liu Changqing not angry, but he praised Xue Pan greatly and pestered Liu Hong to get Xue Pan over.
How could Liu Hong let go of a stubborn and honest boy like Xue Pan? The household office is responsible for the military affairs and security of the Prince's East Palace.
After hearing about this, Jia She specially called Xue Pan to Jia's tent and gave many instructions to Xue Pan to be careful in the future...
Xue Pan had become a fifth-grade military attache and would become a confidant of the East Palace in the future. The news quickly spread throughout the entire camp.
Ning Rongjia's family was naturally happy, but some people were unhappy.
Wang Ziteng's wife once spread rumors in the circle of noble ladies that Xue Pan, a nephew, had been a miscreant since he was a child, was a playboy, was unfilial, and bullied others...
Anyway, there was not a single kind word, which made Prince Teng, who heard the news from the imperial court, return to the camp and scold Mrs. Wang angrily.
The nephew won the favor of the future prince, and anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that Xue Pan had caught the emperor's eye. No matter what the future holds, the Wang family is currently in an awkward position. Prince Teng holds the position of governor of nine provinces, but does not have much real power in his hands.
We are already walking on thin ice now. If we can pull the Xue family onto the Wang family's carriage, at least they won't have to worry about money...
This stupid woman really succeeds more than fails.
He looked at his wife with a solemn expression, and after a long time he sighed: "Go back to Beijing immediately, and prepare a generous gift to visit your third sister in Rongguo Mansion. Just say that I showed Bao Yatou a good family, and let her do it after returning to Beijing." Bring Bao girl to the house to talk about it."
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